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TJic ITj&ilitary and' tlio I'rr's.
We learn th&tlmuch cavil is prevailing in
certain quarters, because in our last .issuer ive
gave .mani festal ions of dissatisfaction wtb ih
V 4
Ci order, ..reQUi ring.. oi tnc pnuting traiermty ser
vice m the held to hunt deserters: in Ihis noun-
ty when such service, as yet, had not been ex
acted elsewhere.
In doing so we particularly seated tnat 4 "we
mado no attacs upon the coinrriand:nt of Home
Guards4i3re bejievin-that hs was acting
trictlv urider orders." ,Bjt ve took i-sue w ith
the authority empowering liim to suspend the
PrfcMes'ol thi jcommunitjj believin that it. yr.es
IJ iUotfal and inccasi it with General .(Orders
No 6. It now-, devolves -upon us 'more fuijv to'
give ouf leasoii. for lima; stating, which we
Ttpuja nave oone last weeK, xr we could nave
jvq had more force; in the fiice an j f-pa'ce y
The first section of the, amended law in rela-
tin to the Militia and Guard for IL.tno defence
read;thu : uThat Deuh'eV tbe Goverr.or ofthts
? Stateqor th ofiioers acting undr an act rat-
inedvon the 7h.day of Jutv, 1863,' erititrtd An
act in relation, to the Muit.ia, and a GaaVd for
Home defence," shall call out for drill or mus
ter Ihe persoris'enrolled titofjter 8ai0 act. oftener
than ones a month in convpany drill; or oftener
than twice a year in battalion drill which bat
talioQ drill shall take thV.pface of trie company
drill for the month in which thy . are appoint
d, ihfess when called into actual, service to' re
pelloiisioD, or suppress ihsuirectiori, 6r to e, ;
ecute the laws of the Stste.''
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Iti clear from-the foregoing, section that tb1
Legislature intended to say that .ithe.' Home
Guards should po be s used as to beconsid
ered 'jeaHed Vr.to iha tjeVd," except i'actu(ly'.
to tyqpel invasion, or svjppress insurrection or
execute the laws of the State.' , ? ''''
JJuVthe 2it section rescli thus and evidently
givesthe GWerr.or power in on ordinary sense
to iise the iIo;ne Guards" for the ' purpose of ar
resting deserter, &c. ",'r1 ' ' '-: v
JTbat the Cjruvcrnorrshall have power to , use
the Guard lor Home defence, !ir the purpose
of arresting cc3nscrpts"rjd deserters ; provided
they ha!! ro fee ord reel fipon this 'duty be
jop'd'the lice iff? of tb eonntiest Tn r wh'u-h they
reside, or ucbuniesf?.!jacrit-thereto''.
j.Ilie section now ives exemption, to cer
tain persons' therein rinie, from,. all service
oio pre bended jn the law, exeept.that.of Tepeil
iiTjluvasiorijijppressing insurrection, or in ex
ecuting the laws of thfe S'tate. Mafk it.
Tnat in addition to the xmptions csntairi.
d in theactjto which tfii is an :' amend hientt
t her b ; h a 1 1 be jex emp t Cou n t y c'o m n t i $ si o ne r s ,
regular miliars, blaoksmitrjs who have estab
lished shops; fieces?ry oprdtiveQ inVfactroies
i nave V state that ov trie 3d mmttiat? nt
"an ijct to 'nierd an act in relatibn'tVi the'-': ":S i
litia apdG'.Mard"for.'n.iVine -defence,1' Physicians
ct 5 jears siandinjf, one editor to each nevs
iaper and their tiJKjfsry fnpljrw,"&c, &c..
are exempted from drill, apprehending 3eser
tprs and other ordinary duty of the Guard tvr
Home defence, but are not exempt ffoni duty
when the Guard for llJtnc defence is called in
to service to repel invasion. If, therefore, you
are one of the eiass of persons named in the
act, you're exempted from the ordinary coun j
ly cuiy oi tne fjruarcJ. ' - - 5
' Very Kespectfullv
II. C. GATLIN, Adjt. Gen.
But It is argued that the fbject is to enforce
the execution of the laws of the State. This
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cannot be so. , lf it were it would be illegal,
because U would not be done -in ecorcance
withlttW. .The law requires first the civj! au
thorities to act, and when that fails the Sher
iffs pi3e is to be brought in, and when that
fails only can" th" military be evoked. 'But the
ditis ba nitAoeen sstined by Horn Guird
oiouia or aoy other sort ot calls.
Char. -Times. 1
j'The 'abqy e; ifr orrr' our neighbors; is a? correct
statelriient of the 'case j A ive 4i haveValready
remarked in. aqother articre,1 we verv rwil
iing to suspend Ipur paper lJ Vryltie ktix horitie
tonstrue the Home Guard law 'so as torecVuire
iti It .is lrue;; that in ;lbe yarioustoVns "and
?'tes of the Confederacy, even where, asaled
by the e'neniy, the Press has notf been interfer
ud ith by any sort of calls for men,' tut here
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feet anything foarnhe enemy will be abl
to hold ihetr groundr a while yet near At
A Omfedeiate wessel, tbe'T.lUhae
lately random pt Wilmington and Dlav1 i
havoc amorg the YbnEeeSlrtppti ff tht rn
of (He Northern tae;.She Mrent a. ft.
Mrtiliax. D,, nd tnin returned to WiWu
HOTICE
io or tii Carolina it seeiiis necessary tossus-.;.-, T"'". j - Witt'' nc whi do at-
pend for the purpose ;of catching deserters ! inston. s ' on the ;h and 7th of SeptV gi
C6nores ha s declared that the Press Vshall be XVt.?.n theth " of (J0?
free and untramelUd, but oor XfgislaUire mu-t: f?? " ' dod"
Stale has no law againfl deertion.
That
is .n
C i i . . - r '''' a
anvexnougnt otncrwise when pa8ing,.iM... Dili KertfersvOie ph tl,e l2th " -
Fir our own nftrt uri !hrf-it? nnn - t, aim thp Woovil- rill " V i l.
- - - - - J -" ' " " - - - " , - w - - , . ' . f -' 1 tllO i till
field us to remain 'cooped op in a Printing : Oi" N GnrieV's, "on the 15th
fice. w here we have besn sitice we were thir-' '.h's ' on the 16th
teen years old ; Vut we protest against the exr
rc't of any- power thai tr?ctthe freedom ot
th- P. ess, un!e: i it bo uiliy of ;rens ri or trea
sonHiti j and inci x hary iauguave. It is an es
tabl;jhed maxim that the Pres in Republican
governments shall be fre and uutra'.nmt u:dt
aud.the Legislature of North Carolina unlit
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do ooject o it on the gnvmd;ltiat Jt; tii5ts inn j q j
freedom of the Press. .Ap rt frnn ,iat we fore delivery,
care nothing abl'iit it. Western Democrat, ' '
Let no one mtsconstrue our meaning upon j
the subject, of arresting deserters, VVre retract
Oid Tiiwn,"- bn tfe?17th
Bvt'tauia,1 on the lath
8v6ideV; ' ; on the 20th :.
Brookstown, - on the 21st
BlfeckbfrVn's s h,o& 4he 22d
Adair.s,'1 'on the 2Sd '
S Wsgoner's;" ; on tlie 24th
Setlge Garden, on the 26th
of, do
do do
of do $ & da
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of,, dow do
oft Cq,. do
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the Hone Guard l:w onlesi it is de - Ui assess the Jitlie's Urop of .1864,. conUt'in,
mined 4orv totaU p ino pte -iud shiickle fyred Hay and ;W-ooL , AeJei
i.. that Oats will in all
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' Augnst, 29th -1864.
- R-BRTETZ'i; Assess.
leral Order) - ' ' '
Geiier
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to perform this iinpor-l . D'.att ,ctK;n 01 theYar vUeparj meat the.hnder.
5.' . .' ' . : ::' i signed taken -coitiuianU of .the WesrV-Wi'Tli
,tler in P"lt' ut jof N. CM embracing all the '-ciuatiiswest ofKockl
Cor, federate law. The arresting of deserters
therefore is not executing the laws of the State,
hut simply carrying out in good faith a law of
the Confederacy,' which every State ought. in a
If gal way to do. With these views ai:d reason;
ing we thought it conclusive that it-was not
the intention of our law makers to ' suppress ; not one -single word, wejiaye evr utted up n
the ncwspapers'of i be 'State for the purpose of this ubjct. It is the-imperativetdutyAoi tve ;
arresting deserters.'. Our oomion of the w hle ; rv mtl,, I'able to the service to, act, piomptly ;
matter therefore, i, that there are 'but three f whenever called upon
krnds of service comprehended in the law : lst, llint serv,Ctr e may
drilling, 2d, arres ing deserters, 3d, calling in- WU;lt tS the-m,vst PO'-J tnode. but certain. : mghaiii, j (xuih'ord, Kundoli h, .KoiitgoinerJ- and
to the fild to "reoell invisioii" nnd .,,.! ly not as to the duty . - - .' ' ! KichiiiOt.d. , ;
10 tne neio ro re pen invasion c., and from J . , ' , ; '? . . : " in uuin command- of thi -District for t'.t
these kinds of service, li except the latter, a ' 0t? great, thing to be deprecated, and w hat purpose of prtecUng the citizens fro.ru vprewtou,
certain class of individuals was intended by the ' We ' nae ' XMiiipUiiieU of mst, isf ihiU .certatri wis-dpredationon their property, "awf raidi
Legi8ltture .to be tempted. But our .u.horl Uuncti.W,i. or thel have ,,t .p6'
ties decided differently, and perhaps fthey know J lnt,r duly. Some, fiaye been s "disposed rathe rj- It Is- believed .that a large-iiurnhe'r of spiders are
more about the law than we do. Vv 'hat we ! )?M.courage thaU' suppress- and airrst ' deser; t JJj ViV rlew i 0i" .K,tttk!.,l
have as id '.is merely an opinion of our own and j tions- These;. jD cVnneclion with uulaithlul cit j towardi Itevenir
it is given for what it is worth. Of course ! i,9n mainly the cause of our present f bey'lm been; inducvd to, bIitye, tbutl North
now that the business of: the country is JUh ' trouble? and Vol rr militarv anth-.riM.e. Jf"1'oliila 'utt'mli'tl W'tii'iw ie'Upjifdo
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Personally we had no sort of oljection eith- vy c.v it, olHcer andagi me nsg.or iiieir:cioiiitf.y. . ji, . i,a it-cent
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ed promptly to the call and was assigned to
duty, until by the ctmr tey of the Command
ant we were relieved for a few dav to atteud
i the bed side of a sick friend.
; But the suppression of. the Press as a orinr
ciple wras an unprecedented thing in this coun
try, even ii) these days off military rule, and
wc felt bound, as. every other pre-s in ibe
State, where the order has been issued, has
donet'to prdtest against, it. . ' ,,
. ,.)V e append ,the views of the pf.pers publUb
ed in Mecklrn burg county : . ; " . '''..' ,
j pended everyight-mind4d man wil exert bim!evry citizen in th count) would .-perform- bis ! bfat' tor here)r..; Under .'this faUe inpreferi.n, it'i
I self and do what he'ean, to make clean work. !ul nc" deserter could live in s6urS voods; thought, rnauy iidve.ubaBloed their .aocUiin j:
and if, every civ it, officer and irgist.rat" woud
perform Ins duty, no necess ity woold -exist' fr
ol this 5rate orotvluiioed to the woTld. lust s.icd o-
calliPir out the niiiitar v. and susnendin" thn pl"hs are false, livarfrer people are Hue. and ia
i ir. por tan t -busi ne-s of th c uutrv, .to VenlraiH f
in the unpieasiint woi k of arresUng deser
ters. :v' J:::: :
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rThe war ne,ws 'this ; wet k i cheering.
Petersburg, or" ratfier jusithis sloe d that city
on the VVeidou railroad, a considerable battle
was fnuht on jat. Wednesday ,J a week ago;
1 rj tt$ a; -l b r i 1 1 i an t victory for ut aii d , was w V h
by Norh Carolina troops. GeiiL"?rf-'ocfal
disnatch srivea th insult so ,-it w'-w.f. ii-.-
- i no 1 ii )ki in. ri Tl. i -1 . -
. " W ' x specmi ! pjmy ihat it is ll we need appei d to uive a
order of Coh'Brem-Mf to.dt?V ..rrippsw, ; 1 r ... , K v -vr . J
.W' n .- ?..,-. . ' .-r idea of our success
-I i7 himiip vinaiu i'jr mxiv nay a service ' ' - - ;
wiij nnieei a special exemption is granted t4
the printers, eflnctually KuspVnd the publica 1
tion of, the papers in this town. The law,
construed by the officials, makes no exceptions,
and the presi, as well as evervtbing. else.: "will
nave to stop.
sita'iounaries, in Attorney jjnerai, Svdieitorg
Hhician8f 5 ve,ars taningr'cQiitractor8
t!tb tb? Suite and Con fed crate, pevernment.
" fTT 1 --y
oi)e editor o;.each newspaper and iheJnecesHary ,
& compositeurs mail carriers and ' Pifessor In
collect aiiHrteuchers in academies Jpj ovided.
. Mm
thatahese exemptions .shad only applV to 'the
rills specifted mthist biit and not to service
when the Uuard for Home defence is called in
to the field."
.-ii 'Sl Gurtf Be'-'calTH' muVin tha sense of
ivfrrt'tsmSlSkm Wf 5K,(i!" bolyrwhehthe service
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upon
,i i.'. t wiinojevk. . xuw vT'.JvernoMir uis oa ana lasr
j f ; w , n;rura to meanrtlm thepaiTties jB0jmprate4-Are
, I - I j i ef cJ-eint frTotti' drtlli a.bnrbfendm drr.t;1r
t - - - -p 'm T- --- w . m
. otherfditikrys4utyi3Ci( i-rr;;Io'tife
efrnw vjt are not exempt from'dy f hen
the Guard for Ilonie defence, t c.tjJedimto serv
to rebt'mvsi.n, suppress insnrrepuohr" cVto
execute tHetlaws of the btste." iIt(..,f. li x
Br oi-rGoy.nge ..;ro -rif
(Signed) C GVTLIJN,
Adit. Oenkffth
Bat stiirf-rther, we happened to have :r. cur
rjorsesfcron. letter of recent date from theN Aiiw
f..llt --V'.l. - W'if - - :-'.''Z. .
jQt&u vtenerai oiraseii, ca;iug, as we suppose
U,,B o( ivicomona, i eiersnuiff. ... i -m . .
origade of" vyjfeoxsx division undr Cmrei
1 ii h iPeg rdiu ar 1 1 1 1 ery ,oom posed . 4 he assa u 1 1 iug
been left to keep up the regufHr; issue of pa
per; although the . enemy was 'knocking at
the door.? -v-- . . . ( -
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uuuer m present construction oi tne law. ;f ).. i,xAr wi;1- i j
North" Daroliria whose bns itd ih. i ''V:?.; -breastworks wai earned.
i)eclaration::bf;Jndepder.ce, il ' have tbe t .!?"?. IPW
Diivileae of beio IliW fiff StutV iii tk Y.fri. I wul,7"w
tend the tale of the other. Elates of .this OWleder-
aey hail de'e. iuinc the. !ei ctiny.' tt Koith Can-liM.
' In response to tlis. patriotic, and iJo'tlo srenninent
of her people, and, w i;h the hope that. tJiowj who
li tve beed thus - deiuded. innv be rtcliirced uml
saved from- the extreme pepAUies t, 'the 'law, lull
if.irdon is h?ro;by. offered, tv-rUl deserters, VIjo will f
Mirrencer tiiemelvt;. yu or.letore tlie ltith day ol
Our. brilliariL ucoeses during the pfesVpt earn
pat giii have greatly incVeaicl the chalices of an em
iy pea and, I bis is prohably r lie last pjJuritniit.v
'de.er ere. -will- 1iav.e, o j e'dteui their chaVtl-rs, aiil
bj'futore.gotid conduct .'eare to ieir childreu ie--pectuble
names. , ',.-. ..v ".'.'"'' ''"'"
"J- Orelnsbor.i,pap-rs.p.leae:pb'hiib)fir uM
month and-enclose. Bills tor Maj. 0ordcn A. Q. ii.,
Morg.tntoa, S . QV ; , , -f j.4w
Atj li taut k spec tor Chest's Office,
General e Orders, )
o. 071
5 Head Quarters Army Northern .'.Virginia,
- ? - August tttjthj -l 84,
lion. Jas. A.:. Seddon :' ; 5 .' 5 ; .
A. P. Hill attacked the enern'v:. in thik n-
trenchiitents at Ream's Statnin yesterday iiion
In.t no.-, o Iti "to r . . . i .
-6' : - wu.u vtnea :Ulire. Tr oA'Dnn riV-' ? -.i .4. vn
- V .rfvf;A JUrJINi ILiViVL. JlV&B
... 63 (crirreht series) is thh:meiidr d':
Ail detailed men, (ineludingtj os betvre.o 1
??M&.veart. of-ae.);vvjiJ eporf"to; and be cow
nninded by thejGeneral cf Reserves irAhe StsW
tW hi ch ti;y have)een, aligned r detailed,
wiinirga:rii;t:ethin
It is "otatiiici;)ated that they will be called out,
i . ' . :.;o , i ' k -L. i. in uiiiorrronAiu-! r. . mv . w nr,i rni
no coutnbuteaiarue y to our suc-l" v A fe . , yvvw I'S-ijlvj-'v fl
ouv I COUllties ot t.hir rcjiw ana n, ; wilt rTICO l
I "---- - -.- w -l W M Jt J W WW - - - - m
acted ,ot rhem beyond those counties and couh"
cchtjguoqf fheifeept that crnpanie3 lerer
p.. iter. formed bpiv be reqnired to petfiirft-'wvice
rVnHA. ' it i - -.-. - v cuciMjf "'Mii.u ijU i f aio:g a nne or raififav
. vr u iitiNi , rMniiri f 1 t it; . t,iir0 I ...k .... I
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eracy to mienere, oy ,law, with the liberty of i'iVVJ i u . f .d
thepress. y.- '!in - Seven. stand of colors, two thousand ,pjrisfi7
; Printers, hoireverUhough exempt by thd iT1; l1:8 l"!
law or the Ctmfederate
' .7.""-' mi4 prnorm tneir' ouiy Wa
f4i
to tfte State, it the authorities deem - it iieces-l s '. -: -i--,-. V" . ' . : . v Uut, w,m;,.in;. .c. in de-
vn iiKiu n uiB neio nt tile acnnce Af .. ., - . . . . - -7,
V(.u JIVIUUCB. ' U liUf LllJiUli!! 'MrH IllIM 111 t
of.stoppin the press? Charlotte Bu,lleti
win withdraw for field servicehe f-ditors
Prit)ters,of thpapers ia 'Charlotte;- who. in
consequence of tna call, will oe (breed to sus-
Iley of Virginia; appears -r Pcia-rJiio. .W HirtsHale,Av!A,'.
gui drivn tne fnmy out of thiportfoi! 'off
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r ..uiiWViriHn:BF armies tjyitltrp - ii-he oiyTboa ite now idaks in ibis sectioi.ti perai Jjrdersv,; , , i ,i -6
wilbcut pm ,,.?. , ; tbap aU, the W ofVihWvntoinkc ire;Velf ; V?M-'7i ?' nt -A Kl'-i .rn7r4ntt
Tbe.; Confederate OojrernrriViiv: by' special guaae to? eveVtrUfc3Vtt
IcglsirtbmeinpM.itor teI.MrHaod; W
VlMDNrgrdieatt-ie exaroole. aciin'di i .tfU chi4nfo in the.t.tiin ' Wlil.L ioto
AlthoiigH Ailar.ta.Hobi4f RichmoW;Pe
netir'Atlliritst,'itti whether tKi nj9v$int
-Ik
!as 80on q
We're 'wfihdrawiitti tentY. I -.ly r Kr--- t . .
ii ,4..,f JT: reorganized, torine defence mAi
the oompanies afort-med. .. -.'.,"
Mti..9l light WPon tk. ...bje,t; whivh ?: 1 rounded by , Meroy, the . Pre. . i. . tbo. ' Uloed. Wha.Wr sCul? U bf. "o lf - . JWE VSiSaiutB
ihrougii their respectiVe cubhttes. All exetnp
are Klhwed,; and invited to enroll tben.eslves Wlw
.AltlV
lonuing tneir hCLa?3:wijeh tueiiaced wine ev
. J 4i r:vt ?n ff
.-i.Vr ica t. A:A.iarjd I. G
no in the situfttinn . Whal'jii-i
obrtosrteiui 'the D6iivoiirfe,,a .v,v-.. k ..n.ti.r. iVKk:-'. iv-ti.GT.ii iir 'rr'.r. tr 'i:5.i-'imes m
..... . . , - a t e J t- . -ft t-.l -X.,..lki. I. . 4 . . . . . ' - T
Known ns nnr ic a or nftn'..v uni . i rMtJiwirtAmtiift .mira urflrt i. j
jne eiierpy iiiereoy.- 4tljf SkidHtfathe. .eiiam v M aiwhui-w r iujwww ?4 ..t,
7 ?-- . -. . ji l : ... J ; - ... . - t -T..--r
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icireak wi Mteir vriioits iurcfl. nr mocaix i .t . -
terfebttrt rihrlo :--.u L..-.u;'M, '"t .iJAWTr V1
ti . .wx MiKjiiiu. wo mi - h puibuu, uoeif hoi appear to tie .uil ifat4" i
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